Why I thought the comment was stupid is that you wouldn't go against the wind in a blimp, you would use the trade winds to enhance it's efficiency. Kinda like the old sailing ships.
yes, there are lots of 'apps' for phones. so what. they all use that aweful touchscreen and have no local buttons of any real sort. cheap to make phones like that, very general purpose but its not USABLE in any tactile sense.
There are nice smartphones out there with a real physical keyboard. They are getting harder to find because few purchase them, but a few do still exist.
A solar blimp or zeppelin would work better for that usage. That way all energy can go towards forward movement instead of also having to provide lift.
HP buying them was just further evidence that Palm was already dead, because HP wouldn't know what to do with a viable hardware company if it came with instructions.
Ok, new plan. Figure out a way to get HP to purchase IKEA.
One time I went to get my brother because dinner was ready, I found him pinned down by a neighbor who was shooting at him. Issue was resolved without the use of police.
Had a homemade rocket blow up literally in my face.
Two out of the three are seriously dangerous, one isn't but parents nowadays would still freak over it.
Step-dad made a rocket out of a used CO2 cartridge that has its nozzle enlarged and then filled it with match heads. That does create a nice easy safe rocket, the problem happened with he decided to make it a little more powerful by adding gunpowder.
The problem is that they are so vague about why the permission is needed. When presented with a list of things the app has permission to do, it should also list why the app needs this and what specifically the app is going to do with those permissions.
As an example I pulled up a free flashlight app, it needs the following permissions.
Storage: modify/delete sd card contents. System Tools: prevent phone from sleeping Your Location: Coarse (network-based) location, fine (GPS) location Phone Calls: Read phone state and identity Network Communication: Full internet access Hardware Controls: Take Pictures and videos
Since this is an app that turns on the flash on your phone as well as any other available lights so it does not need really any of the permissions it asks for, and you have no idea what it is going to use those permission for.
In this case since it is just a flashlight app it is very easy to tell it is asking for permission for things it should not be doing, but what do you do when the app you want asks for permission for things it would technically need, but you have no idea if it is going beyond what is needed for functionality vs more nefarious operations?
With a battle cry go forth which is "Give the people what they want." And what the people want could only be the senseless slaughter of the gutter-slime that litters this nation for cash and prizes. Yes, this is the show where people bet their lives to win something big. 'cause when your life is shit, then you haven't got much to lose on Slaughterama!
Why not graduate from consoles and move into PC gaming?
If it wasn't for the rumors that next gen consoles are being designed I would have expected the next gen consoles to be stripped down PC's with a content delivery system that works on consoles and PC's.
The question that will determine if this is good or not is how much Google ends up charging the retailer. If it's under a buck a listing I can't see this being that bad, if it's around $10 a listing this is going to be bad.
I always keep a cheap folder on me, but there are some places you cannot go with a knife, luckily you don't normally have to open packages in those places.
I hear that pocket knifes are illegal in New York City though, that has gotta suck.
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Why I thought the comment was stupid is that you wouldn't go against the wind in a blimp, you would use the trade winds to enhance it's efficiency. Kinda like the old sailing ships.
That way all energy can go into fighting the wind.
Why did you post such a stupid comment?
yes, there are lots of 'apps' for phones. so what. they all use that aweful touchscreen and have no local buttons of any real sort. cheap to make phones like that, very general purpose but its not USABLE in any tactile sense.
There are nice smartphones out there with a real physical keyboard. They are getting harder to find because few purchase them, but a few do still exist.
A solar blimp or zeppelin would work better for that usage. That way all energy can go towards forward movement instead of also having to provide lift.
I'll be happy with whichever way the beast is killed.
NO MORE CRAPPY FURNITURE!!!
I preferred the old title.
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pirates
is much funnier than
The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries
HP buying them was just further evidence that Palm was already dead, because HP wouldn't know what to do with a viable hardware company if it came with instructions.
Ok, new plan. Figure out a way to get HP to purchase IKEA.
Naw, they just think they can retire it and get compensated by Oracle at the same time. I really don't think they want to hang on to it.
Habit 29: The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more. No less
Hmm, at 6 I was driving a snowmobile by myself.
One time I went to get my brother because dinner was ready, I found him pinned down by a neighbor who was shooting at him. Issue was resolved without the use of police.
Had a homemade rocket blow up literally in my face.
Two out of the three are seriously dangerous, one isn't but parents nowadays would still freak over it.
I had a rocket blow up in my face before.
IT WAS AWESOME!!!!
The shrapnel was worth it.
Step-dad made a rocket out of a used CO2 cartridge that has its nozzle enlarged and then filled it with match heads. That does create a nice easy safe rocket, the problem happened with he decided to make it a little more powerful by adding gunpowder.
It was a fun little time waster.
At least not until it drops its fuel, depending on load passenger jets also tend to have to drop their fuel for emergency landings.
It's normal.
The problem is that they are so vague about why the permission is needed. When presented with a list of things the app has permission to do, it should also list why the app needs this and what specifically the app is going to do with those permissions.
As an example I pulled up a free flashlight app, it needs the following permissions.
Storage: modify/delete sd card contents.
System Tools: prevent phone from sleeping
Your Location: Coarse (network-based) location, fine (GPS) location
Phone Calls: Read phone state and identity
Network Communication: Full internet access
Hardware Controls: Take Pictures and videos
Since this is an app that turns on the flash on your phone as well as any other available lights so it does not need really any of the permissions it asks for, and you have no idea what it is going to use those permission for.
In this case since it is just a flashlight app it is very easy to tell it is asking for permission for things it should not be doing, but what do you do when the app you want asks for permission for things it would technically need, but you have no idea if it is going beyond what is needed for functionality vs more nefarious operations?
With a battle cry go forth which is
"Give the people what they want."
And what the people want could only be the senseless slaughter
of the gutter-slime that litters this nation for cash and prizes.
Yes, this is the show where people bet their lives to win something big.
'cause when your life is shit, then you haven't got much to lose on
Slaughterama!
Why not graduate from consoles and move into PC gaming?
If it wasn't for the rumors that next gen consoles are being designed I would have expected the next gen consoles to be stripped down PC's with a content delivery system that works on consoles and PC's.
Pffft, so you think they are not technologically advanced enough to download a pirated copy?
The question that will determine if this is good or not is how much Google ends up charging the retailer. If it's under a buck a listing I can't see this being that bad, if it's around $10 a listing this is going to be bad.
Ok, so I take it that you don't currently use the service?
Laws do not stop actions from occurring, it merely punishes people after the fact.
Tools are not evil, but intentions can be.
You may be able to remove guns from peoples hands, but you cannot remove the want to do bad deeds.
Besides it's not like people haven't been known to kill others with their bare hands as well as use anything handy.
It's better to work on removing the reason people want to kill others rather than the methods.
No, murders with firearms will go down, but that doesn't mean the number of murders will change.
Not head; their *hands*. Each in its own clamshell.
And a dozen or so fire ants packed in the clamshell.
To be fair, he didn't say that they passed the test.
Yes, there is usually a very small discount.
I don't buy them.
I always keep a cheap folder on me, but there are some places you cannot go with a knife, luckily you don't normally have to open packages in those places.
I hear that pocket knifes are illegal in New York City though, that has gotta suck.